Cruise Industry
Cruise ships to be allowed back to New Zealand ports on July 31
After the COVID lockout of 2+ years, New Zealand will fully open its borders starting from 11:59 p.m. on July 31, 2022, with cruise ships allowed to...
May 13, 2022
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) departs on maiden voyage
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) is ready for her maiden voyage. The Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) cruise ship...
May 13, 2022
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Mars delivered by Fincantieri Ancona (Italy)
Viking Mars - the newest Viking OCEAN ship that Fincantieri is building was delivered on Thursday, May 12, at the shipyard in Ancona (Italy). The...
May 12, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ships to be back to full capacity by summer 2022
The cruise shipping industry is slowly moving back towards normal numbers by getting more ships back into service and more guests onboard. Full...
May 12, 2022
Godmother announced for Celebrity Cruises' newest ship Celebrity Beyond
The 19-time world champion and 7-time Olympic medallist, gymnast Simone Biles, is to serve as godmother for Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship...
May 11, 2022
Keel laid for MSC Group's Explora Journeys second ship EXPLORA 2
MSC Group's Explora Journeys marked the keel laying for the 2nd of 4 ships, EXPLORA 2, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (near...
May 11, 2022
MS Oosterdam becomes 9th cruise ship to sail again for HAL-Holland America
HAL-Holland America welcomed its 9th ship back into service on Sunday, May 8, as ms Oosterdam embarked passengers in Trieste (Italy), for the first...
May 10, 2022
Port of Ancona (Italy) welcomes 6 cruise ships in 1 week
Port Ancona (Italy) welcomed an exciting cruise week as from May 8 to 16, a total of 6 ships are calling at the port. Sunday (May 8) at 9:00 a.m...
May 10, 2022
NCL-Norwegian celebrates the Great Cruise Comeback's completion with Norwegian Spirit
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line on Monday, May 9, celebrated the completion of its Great Cruise Comeback with the voyage of Norwegian Spirit, the 17th and...
May 10, 2022
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAaura became the 12th vessel in the fleet to depart from Hamburg (Germany)
On Saturday, May 7, AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAaura became the 12th vessel in the fleet to depart from Hamburg (Germany) on a 14-day voyage to Scotland...
May 9, 2022
Hurtigruten Expedition's cruise ship Fridtjof Nansen coming to Liverpool (England UK)
A revolutionary cruise ship is scheduled to dock in Liverpool (England UK) on Tuesday, May 10. Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen is the world's...
May 9, 2022
Carnival Corporation implements significant price increases on services/offerings onboard its...
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation implemented significant price increases on several types of services/offerings onboard...
May 9, 2022
Pearl Seas Cruises announces the 2022 cruise season aboard Pearl Mist
The travel brand Pearl Seas Cruises announced the beginning of its 2022 season aboard the 210-passenger ship Pearl Mist. The company will celebrate...
May 8, 2022
AmaWaterways launches 2022 European cruise season
AmaWaterways welcomed the arrival of its 2022 European cruise season with strong bookings and easing of entry requirements signaling the rebound of...
May 8, 2022
VIVA Cruises' first new build ship VIVA ONE begins Rhine and Moselle sailings
After her May christening, VIVA Cruises’ first newbuild riverboat - MS VIVA ONE, started itineraries on the Moselle and Rhine rivers. To...
May 8, 2022